Elder Queston Jim Armijo: August 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

Email: August 29, 2011

Hello Mom and Dad, how are you guys doing today? well this week was amazing! yesterday I had another baptism! it was so amazing she was baptised by her cousin who just got back from his mission! the ward showed up and prepared food and there was like 50-60 people there at her baptism it was insane! and her parents were there and they are not members but they definitely felt the spirit and we got to teach them about tithing and we tied it into Joseph smith. They are amazing people and they would make amazing church members so were still working on them! so were really excited for her , she even had a calling before she was baptised ha ha. Before her baptism we had to go clean out the baptismal font and we filled it up wit water and soap and I came into the top of the font and my comp didn't know he had spilled soap so i walked in and fell down the stairs one by one into the water ha ha it was the funniest thing ever! he took a picture of me.. but at least it was holy water right? lol This week as we went to visit the Kings , we walked up to their door and there were these kids outside playing and they were chanting the most rude things I've ever heard and mocking Jesus Christ and us as missionaries. There was an older kid who was the worst probably about 13 or so and then the rest were younger than him yet they were still chanting.. i got a SMALL taste of how Jesus Christ felt as he was being mocked before he was crucified.. I started to cry. I felt how he must have felt and I cant comprehend how he went through it .. that little bit was even too much for me to handle I just broke down and I became even more thankful for the sacrifice he made for us and all he went through. I know he is the head of this church and that this is the truth and my job is to find his sheep for him and bring them back to the fold. This week we have been talking to this Muslim man and he tries to bash with us a lot but as he was explaining the Koran to us and the rest of his religion and beliefs, I realized the one thing they are lacking is the truth ... and our church has it. They are just confused, and everything about our church , the gospel, plan of salvation , everything just makes sense to me and i know that this is the true church plain and simple. i love you guys thanks for all you do for me and thanks for getting me on my mission! love you guys talk to you later!

-Elder Armijo-

Monday, August 22, 2011

Email and Photos August 22, 2011

Well this week has been very tiring we have been working so hard and its really paying off we have a baptism this Saturday. a young lady named Katrina and shes been waiting to get baptised since she was ten years old and now her parents are finally letting her:) were so excited for her! we have an older couple The Kings and they are awesome they are ready for the gospel in their lives! we have also been working with less actives this week a lot to reactivate them and its working they all need a friend and they all love when the missionaries come around and they always feed us an amazing meal which we love! i got kissed on the cheek this week by this elderly lady. I sat down at church shook her hand and she pulled me to her face and plopped one right on my cheek ... i started blushing lol! Elder Rasmussen and i are working great together we get along like brothers (without the fighting) lol and we both cook really good meals! this is going to be a great transfer I'm looking forward to the future! i love this gospel and i love sharing it with everyone everywhere i go i know its true with all my heart and I'm so thankful for all the blessings that i have received for being a member in this church.

-Elder Armijo_

New Companion Elder Rasmussen from Bountiful, Utah

New Area, Kingston, England

Not sure.....just some bulldozer

He had to go to England to discover Nutella.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Email- August 15, 2011

hello everyone, this has been my first full week in my new area Kingston and boy do i love it here its so amazing and pretty and there's so many different things to see! We are having great success here as we have five baptisms coming up within the next couple weeks and months were very excited for them they are all seekers and were looking for the gospel ... then they found us :) so were very excited! We are teaching this older couple of about 70 years of age and they are the coolest people ever were going to the temple with them this week and they cant wait to go see ''the big white building'' They are awesome. This week we received a call from the office telling us there's a man who needs a blessing , so we were happy to go give him it was only when we arrived that we had learned he had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer . Hes not a member and he has a five month old daughter named Georgia and a girlfriend. His sister lives in Vegas and is a strong member and she has been trying to get missionaries to go and give him a blessing.. that's when we were called. so we taught him and his family The Plan Of Salvation and gave him a blessing. The blessing was amazing my companion and i were both so nervous but we knew that what we said in his blessing was not our words..they were the lords and everything we said is gods will and the man was so happy after and i know that if he turns his heart to our Savior and turns his life over to the savior he will be OK. I love this church with all my heart and I know this is the true church! I love this gospel and I love sharing it with everyone I know our heavenly father hears our prayers and he will answer them I love my Savior Jesus Christ and I'm so thankful for his atoning sacrifice.Thanks for all the support.
--Elder Armijo-

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

August 9, 2011

hey guys just letting you know that im okay i dont know if the riots have been on the news there in the states? well basically we had riots all night and day for a couple of days and the riots reached really close to us! basically a guy was killed and the black/white community decided to riot and they starting breaking into shops and hurting anyone they saw especially police. it started in my last area lewisham so all the missionaries there had to camp out at one flat. the people were going around burning random houses and buses as well! they luckily didnt reach where im at but the got a couple miles away so were hoping we wont have to deal with them here but i dont think we will. i just didnt want you guys to worry about me. Well, love ya guys ill talk to you monday

Thursday, August 4, 2011

August 4th, 2011--Transfers

Hello Mom how are you doing? I found out today I'll be moving and leaving Elder Morgan..I'm going to this place called KINGSTON! and I'm very sad.. but excited at the same time! but don't worry things are going to be great! I prayed all week to stay here in Catford and the Lord obviously knew that I needed to be somewhere else so I'm not going to argue or question him! But ya just wanted to tell you guys and I'll get you my new address tomorrow!
I Love you so much!!!
Elder Armijo--